Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-05-02
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Wirss Vas LoasIy NShs 10 Wyemisg.
Cheyenne wy, Corr. Of \. 7. sun.
Did you ever hear Of anybody com.
mittinG suicide BY wirs asked Q telegraph
operator here last night OF party Of men,
young and old, who had he'd. experience ai
the keya Ono man knew Of Q fellow who
hanged himself with Q clothes-line wire, and
several others he'd heard OF casea whore mon
had stranGied themselves on telegraph poles
and cross trees, but thos0 wer0 not what the
"You don't catch the point" he continued.
"Whsn the overland wire was newer than u
u now, . good many funny things used 70
happen, and some Of them were not 20 funny
either. The country wss full OF romancee
and tragedies, and we used 70 have them al
n ourselves One night In the winter oi
ls69-7O was ON duty here alouA IL We Q
bowling night intensely dark and stormy.
Not much was going on, and - had boen
reading hair nnins story, and We little
crimes that hsd been committed In the
neighborhood, l began TO fdget Tho soundsr
was still, and %, just 70 make little noise,
went out and pokod up the fra Pretty
was going through, felt more at sasa The
rattle OF the instrument and the occosional
conversation between the two men who were
sending and receiving made some company y
for me. When this stoppsd, the howling Of
the wind seemed louder than ever. lighted
my Pipe and began 70 walk around. Then
picked up my book and tried 70 rsad, but Q
little later l resumed my walk. Finally, at
about 2 o'clock In the morning settled bs,k
in my chair with feeling Of drowsineaa, and
had lost myself for minute or two, perhaps,
when the sounder clicked on sharp and
quick:
".aood.by, boys! aood.byr
leaned forward and :. did % somebody
Then othorA took II up and pretty soon there
Was general Questioning and Gross q uestion.
ing aoing on for the purpose Of finding out
who had sent the message ! telegraphed 70
20, and others had made their denials, 20 that
sfter . little things became quiet again. sas
thinking for few minutes and IVES loading
my Pipe for another smoke feeling somewhat
better than had done at hrst, when there
with perfect distinctness the words
"Good.by, boys l say.'
"Laramie broke in with well, good by.
What's the matter With you p and several
Others v,,s whom ,,oa ooS'dns :s loca.: sos on ths
let me sleep who's csllinEr what do you
say" let up, Will you p and other remafks.
one or two Of the boys tried to locate the
operator by calling up all the stations along
on the wires, and - some Of the offices were
closed at night there were good many that
could not be raised. After that heard
nothing moro, and made up my MUD that
O1m0 smart Aleck WAs having . little fon
with u.
In the morning the man who wss 70 70.
lieve me wss . little lata, and while was
waiting for him TO come In heard tho fol.
lowing preas message going through
FELroN's SIDING, Wyo, - 5-When
the day operator st this station came on duty
this morning he found Nicholss Barron, the
night operator, dead ct bis instrument with
Q revolver at his aide. He had committed
suicide s0me time during the night He u
thought 70 have had rslaii ves In the East
"'fhat WAS the duck who was telegrsphing
last night somebody aaid over the wires q
noon ~ this dispatch went through, and 10
he waa. He had shot himself tWice, and IL In
evident that he teleg graphed his fare wells b.
fore each shot. closing his key at once and
making no response to the clatter which bis
mysterious messages created. He WAS Q
pretty good fellow, but l hoard that he was
lonesome out there lisa poor way to CON-
init suicide, though"